Concept information
Preferred term
interpersonal comparison of utility
Definition
- Utilitarianism posits that the ethical good is the greatest good for the greatest number. This moral principle implies simple aggregation of individual utilities without accounting for interpersonal comparisons. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Interpersonal Comparison of Utility]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/interpersonal_comparison_of_utility
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